1102 Exam

When did novels first appear?

18th century

What is a participant narrator?

A character of the narrative that is also the narrator

Why is setting important in historical fiction?

A detailed setting helps the author recreate what life was like in another time and/or place.

What is a symbol?

A person, place, or object that stands in for a larger idea

In addition to objects, ___ may also be symbols.

Actions

What is a list of characters that act as a metaphor for clearly labeled meanings called?

Allegory

Symbols that act as the original model that other symbols are based on are called ___.

Archetype

What are regionalist authors?

Authors that set all of their narratives in one region.

An author's style habits appear in all of the following except ___.

Characterization

Which of the following authors use sentence fragments and conversational language as part of his or her style?

Cormac McCarthy

Which of the following terms refers to the complexities and use of language?

Diction

What marks a minimalistic style of writing?

Diction remains flat and unemotional.

Romance novels focus on ___.

Exaggerated events

Authors never state the theme outright.

False

Some authors develop the narrative and critics assign the theme later.

False

Symbols can have only one meaning.

False

The subject of the narrative is the same as the theme.

False

The theme can only apply to only part of the narrative.

False

What kind of narrator is a participant narrator?

First-person narrator

What limitations may exist when using first-person narrators?

First-person narrators may not have an understanding of other characters' motivations within the story.

Novels that seek to blend history with fiction are called ___.

Historical novels

Elements of the setting include all of the following except ___. Atmosphere Weather History Place

History

What type of tone tends to appear in children's literature?

Humor

Reoccurring symbols are called ___.

Motifs

What are unreliable narrators?

Narrators that lies to themselves or to the readers

What type of fiction is longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel?

Novella

What type of narrator is a nonparticipant narrator that does not see into the minds of any of the characters?

Objective narrator

The physical environment of the setting is called the ___.

Place

What period of literature are we in right now?

Postmodern

Which of the following authors considers him or herself a minimalist author?

Raymond Carver

How does summarizing the theme help readers?

Readers will have a deeper understanding of the theme and driving force of the narrative.

What are novels called when they present a world within the narrative that closely resembles our own?

Realistic novels

What happens to the reader when authors use second-person narrators?

Second-person narrators force the reader to become part of the narrative.

Knowing when a story takes place can help readers understand ___.

Social practices of the characters

What are frame stories?

Stories that set up a narrator outside the main action to introduce all or part of the work

What type of point of view frames the story as a natural progression of thoughts and impressions of the world of the narrative?

Stream of consciousness

What is the style of the narrative?

The author's mode of expression through language, details, and description.

What is the relationship between the author's style and the tone of the work?

The author's style leads readers to determine the tone of the work.

What is plot?

The basic events in a narrative

What is the theme of a narrative?

The central idea or insight that an author reveals over the course of a narrative

What is the atmosphere of the setting?

The general mood or feeling of that the story generates in the reader

What is the conflict in a narrative?

The major problem in the narrative that the characters must confront

What can the weather of the setting reveal about the narrative?

The moods and actions of the characters

What is tone?

The overall mood of the narrative.

Why is the point of view important in a narrative?

The point of view describes the type and role of the narrator.

What is the setting of a narrative?

The time and place in which the story happens

What type of narrator is a nonparticipant narrator that can only see into the mind of one character?

Third-person limited narrator

What type of narrator is a nonparticipant narrator that can see into the minds of multiple characters?

Third-person omniscient narrator

A common theme is alienation from society.

True

Parts of a character may be symbolic.

True

Signs are inanimate objects that can be touched by the characters.

True

Sometimes the title of the narrative may reveal the theme.

True

Summary condenses the plot, but remains on the surface of the narrative; whereas the theme dives deeper.

True

Which of the following is not a type of protagonist? Tragic hero Hero Antihero Villain

Villain

What is naturalism?

Works that heavily focus on the social, political, economical, ect. elements of the setting.

Who is an example of a regionalist author?

Zora Neale Hurston

An epic hero's characterization usually considers all of the following except

a tragic demise

If the hero represents the best of humanity, the antihero represents ___.

all aspects of humanity

An antagonist may be all of the following, except ___. an object multiple characters an institution a single character

an object

Diction and dialogue reveal ___ of the characters.

background, education, and motivations

Novels that present a main character who solves a crime through observation or analysis are called ___.

detective fiction

If an author tells what a character looks like and that character's personality, that is called ___.

direct characterization

A character who develops and grows over the course of the story is a ___.

dynamic character

Structuring the plot in different ways allows authors to do all of the following except ___.

experiment with language

Symbolic characters may be ___ characters.

flat

A character who show only one trait are ___.

flat characters

A ___ provides contrast to the protagonist, which highlights important qualities.

foil character

A fable is a short narrative that delivers a ___.

moral

The driving force behind a character's actions is called ___.

motivation

The ___ is usually the main character of the narrative, and this character tries to resolve the conflict of the story.

protagonist

Science fiction allows authors to comment on ___ in a creative way.

real-world situations

Short stories tend of focus on only one ___.

scene

Beginning a narrative in medias res means ___.

the narrative begins in the middle of action

Authors can express the plot in all of the following ways except ___. the characterization of the protagonist the thoughts and conversations of multiple characters the narrative structure the actions and events of the narrative

the narrative structure

Common symbolic archetypes include ___.

the snake